The Wrong Guy (1997)
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A fugitive in his own mind.
Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the promotion to another employee. When Nelson barges into Nagel's office to confront him, he finds Nagel's been murdered. Fearing that he will be implicated, Nelson decides to run from the law...despite the fact that the police already know the killer's identity.
- Released: 1997-08-01
- Genres: Comedy, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 32m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 77 votes
Directed by David Steinberg.
Top cast
- Dave Foley as Nelson Hibbert
- David Anthony Higgins as Det. Arlen
- Jennifer Tilly as Lynn Holden
- Joe Flaherty as Fred Holden
- Dan Redican as Ken Daly
- Alan Scarfe as Farmer Brown
- Kenneth Welsh as Mr. Nagel
- Enrico Colantoni as Creepy Guy
- Colm Feore as The Killer
- Arnie Achtman as Bus Station Worker
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